I. Introduction: Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods1 (hereafter 'the Claims Regulation') lays down the new regulatory framework for nutrition and health claims in the EU. The key provision of the Claims Regulation is probably Article 6 (1) stating: Nutrition and health claims shall be based on and substantiated by generally accepted scientific evi